Banned Books Week 2024

Over the years many of M. E. Kerr’s books were banned or challenged. Here is a post in honor of free access to books, including all of Marijane Meaker’s works.

First, here is a podcast with Stacy Abrams and LeVar Burton entitled The Right to Read and Fighting Book Bans.

https://crooked.com/podcast-series/assemblyrequired/

Second, here is a link to Margaret Atwood’s Unburnable Book video. In case you missed it, she contributed to the cause with an unburnable copy of The Handmaid’s Tale. It was auctioned off at Sotheyby’s for $130k and

All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to support PEN America’s work in support of free expression.

ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpsMsAMY4eM

Here is the more information about Margaret Atwood’s Unburnable Book.

ttps://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/announcements/margaret-atwood-prh-fight-censorship-with-an-unburnable-edition-of-the-handmaids-tale/